Arthur Somervell sheet music and scores

About Arthur Somervell

TuneViva holds 16 scores under Arthur Somervell, and the catalogue does not record a reliable biography for this name. The collection is classical repertoire, so this page describes the scores themselves rather than the person behind them.

Across 16 files there are about 18 minutes of music and 9,273 notated notes. Difficulty is concentrated at the easy end: 15 at index 0, 1 at index 1 and 0 at index 2. Lyrics are present in 14 scores.

Titles are recorded as uploaded, so the same piece can appear with the composer's name appended or under a different spelling. Check the scoring and editorial marks on each file before printing. The list below links to the most-viewed works, and the related composers share the same broad repertoire. Every entry can be previewed in the browser, transposed into a comfortable key and downloaded as a PDF. MusicXML and MIDI files are available where the uploader provided them, and the score view is rendered from the notation file. The catalogue records duration, note count, track count and complexity for each file, so settings can be compared before opening them. Titles are preserved as uploaded, so the same piece may appear under more than one spelling or with the composer's name appended.

Listening and playing notes

These are vocal scores: expect underlaid text, short phrases and refrains that repeat. Keep the words clear and let the accompaniment support rather than cover the voices. The collection runs to about 18 minutes, so most individual pieces are short. Check the scoring named on the file before printing. The complexity index is a rough proxy for notation density, not a formal grade.

Selected scores

1. Somervell Arthur - A Shropshire Lad No.3 - There pass the careless People

   The most-viewed title in the collection, with 70 views; complexity index 0, about 0.8 minutes.

2. Somervell Arthur - A Shropshire Lad No.1 - Loveliest of Trees the Cherry now

   53 views; complexity index 0; about 1.3 minutes.

3. Somervell Arthur - A Shropshire Lad No.4 - In Summer-Time on Bredon

   A classical repertoire piece with 40 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 2.8 minutes.

4. Somervell Arthur - A Shropshire Lad No.9 - Into my Heart an Air that kills

   36 views; complexity index 0; about 1.2 minutes.

5. Somervell Arthur - A Shropshire Lad No.6 - On the idle hill of Summer

   A classical repertoire piece with 33 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 1.5 minutes.

6. Somervell, Arthur - A Shropshire Lad, No.1 - Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry now

   A classical repertoire piece with 30 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 1.3 minutes.